Hawking
/ˈhɔː.kɪŋ/noun
The sport or practice of hunting with trained hawks.
Did you know?The word comes from the bird itself: medieval falconry used the hawk as a symbol of elite control over nature, and the term was tied to a whole aristocratic ritual language of training, handling, and pursuit.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
hafoc
“hawk, a bird of prey”
Middle English
ME
hawken
“to hunt with hawks; to practice falconry”
Late Middle English
ME
hawking
“the sport or act of hunting with hawks”
Modern English
English
hawking
“the practice of falconry; later, by extension, peddling goods aggressively”